1998 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1998 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1998 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1998 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1998 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I have things to work on, lots of things. I want to be a better defensive player. I want to keep improving as a hitter. Most of all, I want us to have a winning team. Individual stats don't mean squat if you don't win. Playing on a team that wins the World Series - that's my goal, and that will always be my goal as a professional baseball player. Anything less, and you're falling short, so the personal statistics don't really matter." - Nomar Garciaparra

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1998 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

33 Steve Avery 6-04 205 Left Left 1970-04-14
59 Brian Barkley 6-02 180 Left Left 1975-12-08
40 Robinson Checo 6-01 185 Right Right 1971-09-09
61 Jin Ho Cho 6-03 220 Right Right 1975-08-16
41 Jim Corsi 6-01 220 Right Right 1961-09-09
43 Dennis Eckersley 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-10-03
34 Rich Garces 6-00 250 Right Right 1971-05-18
36 Tom Gordon 5-09 180 Right Right 1967-11-18
27 Butch Henry 6-01 205 Left Left 1968-10-07
32 Derek Lowe 6-06 230 Right Right 1973-06-01
57 Ron Mahay 6-02 200 Left Left 1971-06-28
45 Pedro Martinez 5-11 180 Right Right 1971-10-25
55 Carlos Reyes 6-01 190 Right Both 1969-04-04
19 Brian Rose 6-03 215 Right Right 1976-02-13
17 Bret Saberhagen 6-01 195 Right Right 1964-04-11
51 Pete Schourek 6-05 205 Left Left 1969-05-10
55 Brian Shouse 5-11 180 Left Left 1968-09-26
37 Greg Swindell 6-03 225 Left Right 1965-01-02
65 Carlos Valdez 5-11 165 Right Right 1971-12-26
31 Dario Veras 6-02 165 Right Right 1973-03-13
49 Tim Wakefield 6-02 210 Right Right 1966-08-02
46 John Wasdin 6-02 190 Right Right 1972-08-05
39 David West 6-06 230 Left Left 1964-09-01
10 Scott Hatteberg 6-01 185 Right Left 1969-12-14
54 Mandy Romero 5-11 200 Right Right 1967-10-29
47 Jason Varitek 6-02 230 Right Both 1972-04-11
28 Mike Benjamin 6-00 169 Right Right 1965-11-22
5 Nomar Garciaparra 6-00 165 Right Right 1973-07-23
51 Keith Johns 6-01 175 Right Right 1971-07-19
15 Mark Lemke 5-09 167 Right Both 1965-08-13
50 Lou Merloni 5-10 194 Right Right 1971-04-06
52 Donnie Sadler 5-06 175 Right Right 1975-06-17
26 Chris Snopek 6-01 185 Right Right 1970-09-20
13 John Valentin 6-00 180 Right Right 1967-02-18
42 Mo Vaughn 6-01 230 Right Left 1967-12-15
56 Darren Bragg 5-09 180 Right Left 1969-09-07
2 Damon Buford 5-10 170 Right Right 1970-06-12
20 Darren Lewis 6-00 189 Right Right 1967-08-28
26 Orlando Merced 5-11 170 Right Both 1966-11-02
7 Trot Nixon 6-01 195 Left Left 1974-04-11
25 Troy O'Leary 6-00 196 Left Left 1969-08-04
23 Billy Ashley 6-07 227 Right Right 1970-07-11
29 Midre Cummings 6-00 196 Right Both 1971-10-14
18 Reggie Jefferson 6-04 215 Left Left 1968-09-25
31 Jim Leyritz 6-00 195 Right Right 1963-12-27
30 Keith Mitchell 5-10 180 Right Right 1969-08-06
24 Mike Stanley 6-01 185 Right Right 1963-06-25


The 1998 Boston Red Sox played 162 games during the regular season, won 92 games, lost 70 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 100/99) where 2,314,704 fans witnessed their 1998 Red Sox finish the season with a .568 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1998 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1998 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1998 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


Darren Bragg
Damon Buford
Nomar Garciaparra
Mark Lemke
Darren Lewis
Jim Leyritz
Brian Rose
John Valentin
Jason Varitek
Mo Vaughn

1998 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Scott Hatteberg (108)
1B Mo Vaughn (142)
2B Mike Benjamin (87)
3B John Valentin (153)
SS Nomar Garciaparra (143)
LF Troy O'Leary (155)
CF Darren Lewis (109)
RF Darren Bragg (112)
  
SP Steve Avery
SP Pedro Martinez
SP Bret Saberhagen
SP Tim Wakefield
  
RP Jim Corsi
RP Dennis Eckersley
RP Rich Garces
RP Ron Mahay
RP Carlos Reyes
RP Greg Swindell
RP John Wasdin
CL Tom Gordon


1998 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Pedro Martinez $7,575,000.00
Mo Vaughn $6,650,000.00
John Valentin $5,350,000.00
Steve Avery $3,900,000.00
Bret Saberhagen $3,800,000.00
Tim Wakefield $3,500,000.00
Tom Gordon $3,300,000.00
Reggie Jefferson $3,200,000.00
Troy O'Leary $2,400,000.00
Jim Leyritz $2,000,000.00
Pete Schourek $1,600,000.00
Dennis Eckersley $1,500,000.00
Butch Henry $1,367,500.00
Nomar Garciaparra $1,075,000.00
Jim Corsi $600,000.00
Darren Lewis $500,000.00
Damon Buford $460,000.00
Carlos Reyes $370,000.00
Darren Bragg $367,500.00
Midre Cummings $250,000.00
Mike Benjamin $242,500.00
Scott Hatteberg $240,000.00
John Wasdin $227,500.00
Rich Garces $190,000.00
Derek Lowe $172,000.00
Brian Barkley $170,000.00
Robinson Checo $170,000.00
Jin Ho Cho $170,000.00
Keith Johns $170,000.00
Ron Mahay $170,000.00
Lou Merloni $170,000.00
Keith Mitchell $170,000.00
Trot Nixon $170,000.00
Mandy Romero $170,000.00
Brian Rose $170,000.00
Donnie Sadler $170,000.00
Jason Varitek $170,000.00
Dario Veras $170,000.00


1998 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#2 Damon Buford
#5 Nomar Garciaparra
#7 Trot Nixon
#10 Scott Hatteberg
#13 John Valentin
#15 Mark Lemke
#17 Bret Saberhagen
#18 Reggie Jefferson
#19 Brian Rose
#20 Darren Lewis
#23 Billy Ashley
#24 Mike Stanley
#25 Troy O'Leary
#26 Orlando Merced
#26 Chris Snopek
#27 Butch Henry
#28 Mike Benjamin
#29 Midre Cummings
#30 Keith Mitchell
#31 Jim Leyritz
#31 Dario Veras
#32 Derek Lowe
#33 Steve Avery
#34 Rich Garces
#36 Tom Gordon
#37 Greg Swindell
#39 David West
#40 Robinson Checo
#41 Jim Corsi
#42 Mo Vaughn
#43 Dennis Eckersley
#45 Pedro Martinez
#46 John Wasdin
#47 Jason Varitek
#49 Tim Wakefield
#50 Lou Merloni
#51 Keith Johns
#51 Pete Schourek
#52 Donnie Sadler
#54 Mandy Romero
#55 Carlos Reyes
#55 Brian Shouse
#56 Darren Bragg
#57 Ron Mahay
#59 Brian Barkley
#61 Jin Ho Cho
#65 Carlos Valdez

Did you know that a 1998 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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